Sonoran Earless Lizard (Holbrookia elegans thermophila)
Created: February 6th, 2011 - 06:23 PM
Last Modified: February 6th, 2011 - 06:23 PM Entered by: Bill Gorum
Record 62886
Last Modified: February 6th, 2011 - 06:23 PM Entered by: Bill Gorum
Record 62886
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Country: United States |
State: Arizona |
County: Cochise County |
Time: 1990-04-00 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: desert grassland |
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Notes
I am calling this lizard H. elegans because it appears to have pointed chevrons on the tail. However, when this picture was taken H. elegans was not a recognized species and I called it H. maculata. Being that I did not realize two species of earless lizard existed in this area at that time I did not bother to check other diagnostic characters and they are not apparent in the photo, (the tail looks like it might be a little short for H. elegans, but the angle of the picture makes determining that difficult). Comments from those familiar with both species would be greatly appreciated.
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